The second episode of “Science and Star Wars” from Disney and Lucasfilm seeks to answer that question. The digital series shows how close real-world science has come to all the cool technology from the “Star Wars” films.

In the second installment, the team introduces Robonaut, a robot astronaut who will someday pilot spaceships with no humans on board. Michael McMaster and Mike Senna, two of the “Star Wars” droid builders, also create a smart robot who answers Star Wars trivia.

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The series continues with eight more episodes exploring the gray area between science and science fiction. You can find more on the Star Wars Facebook page.

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